Why go through all the trouble of working hard and being successful if it won\u2019t make you a happier person? That is the question noted author and leadership expert David Fischman asks of readers in his new book \u201cThe Secret of the Seven Seeds\u201d (Jossey-Bass, $22.95).<\/p>\n
First published in Latin America, this engaging book tells of the successful entrepreneur and writer\u2019s personal struggle for happiness in his out-of-control life.<\/p>\n
In it, Fischman reveals his personal story through the fictional character Ignacio Rodriguez, who, like many businesspeople from New York to New Delhi, is desperately trying to keep up with the speed of life.<\/p>\n
The 40-something stressed-out entrepreneur is utterly overwhelmed, at risk for a heart attack, losing money at his business and has no time or energy for his family. His doctor recommends that he try meditation to regain balance in his demanding life.<\/p>\n
A Spiritual Guide<\/p>\n
Instead, Ignacio\u2019s journey leads him to a spiritual guide, who helps him heal by finding his path in the secret of the seven seeds, which represent self-knowledge, meditation, egolessness, service to others, goodness, balance and freedom.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018The Secret of the Seven Seeds\u2019 begs the question: Why go through all the trouble of working hard and being successful if it won\u2019t make you a happier person?\u201d said Fischman about writing a book mostly based on his life. \u201cThe old clich Why go through all the trouble of working hard and being successful if it won\u2019t make you a happier person?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,12],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-happiness","tag-life"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffreyhess.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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